The gambling industry has seen a steady increase in its scope and influence in people’s lives, not to mention profits and revenues, in the last 25 years.
And with the advent of the Internet, it did not take that long for the statistics to multiple, thanks to online gambling where players of all ages anywhere in the world simultaneously bet on their chances, everyday.
Here are some interesting gambling statistics that will make you wonder at the influence of gambling in our daily lives.
1. Legalized gambling earns anywhere from $60 billion to $190 billion dollars per year for the US gaming industry. Profits by casino operators averaged $30 billion a year while lotteries earn an average of $17 billion a year.
2. Internet gambling profits nearly doubled year after year since online casino was introduced in 1997.
3. Internet poker is proving to be the most popular online gambling mode, with an estimated one million players a month, generating $2 billion annual profits, according to the research company River City Group.
4. About 18% of the United States population or 54 million Americans made over 300 million visits to casinos in 2004, according to the American Gaming Association.
5. 28 states in the US allow commercial casinos, with a combined 445 total number of casinos.
6. 11 states in the US have Tribal Gaming establishments, where 200 tribes operate about 350 casino houses.
7. The Gamblers Anonymous, a social support group for gambling addicts, reported that almost half or 48% of their members considered suicide due to gambling problems while 13% actually had attempted suicide due to gambling.